Zoe Daniel
Zoe Daniel: Sincerity is the missing piece in our political landscape
Sincerity is the absence of pretence, deceit, or hypocrisy. And when it comes to Australian political announcements of late, it’s the missing...
Zoe Daniel: With our trust stretched, we’re in a vortex of ‘who knew what, when?’
Trust is a precious and increasingly rare thing. Information manipulation, abuse of power and a widening divide between the haves and the...
Zoe Daniel: If the PM’s climate plan is ‘uniquely Australian’, that’s not my Australia
If the Australian Way is backward, insular, and weak, I want no part of it. And if the federal government’s climate Plan...
Zoe Daniel: There are three approaches to climate change, Australia is choosing the wrong one
There are three ways to approach climate change – one, do nothing and hope; two, dig in, and go slow, because it’s...
Climate is finally the talk of Australia, but who is controlling the conversation?
Australians could be forgiven for wondering: Just who is in charge? With landmark climate talks in Glasgow now just two weeks away,...
Zoe Daniel: Integrity is at the core of our expectations of our politicians. Right?
Integrity is at the core of our expectations of our politicians. Right? ‘The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles’,...
Zoe Daniel: We live in a time when Americans think it’s Australians who are the crazy ones
If you needed any more proof that COVID has turned the world on its head – Americans now think Australians are crazy....
Zoe Daniel: Protesters failed to capture hearts and minds, but to dismiss them hastily is unwise
There were shades of Trumpism in Melbourne this week as a hi-vis-helmeted mob (of largely white men) took their anger to the...
Amid a global pandemic, the climate emergency is well upon us
In news that will surprise absolutely no one with a grip on reality, the World Meteorological Organisation has warned that climate targets...
Zoe Daniel: Our leaders are using COVID to divide us, let’s not keep taking the bait
Our leaders have used a pandemic to divide us, and we have taken the bait. Public health is now a pawn on...